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Source: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (history)Derge or sDe-dge, also spelt bDe-dge and sDe-deg, is a remote place and principality in Eastern Tibet. It lies on the left bank of the Yang-tse-kiang in the Hsi-K’ang province. Of the several monasteries belonging to this principality, that of Derge itself is the most famous. It is occupied by followers of the Tantric rÑiṅ-ma-pa sect, who disavow the reforms of Atīśa and bTsoṅ-kha-pa. As late as the 19th century, the Yellow Church had not yet succeeded in getting any hold on the region.
The Kanjur and Tanjur editions of this lamasery must therefore be considered heterodox. The Kanjur blocks of the first impression are said to have dated from the 15th or 16th century.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Bodhisattvacharyavatara (by Andreas Kretschmar)
Remarks About The Transliteration < [Introduction Text]
Life Story Of Dzongsar Khenpo Kunga Wangchuk < [Introduction Text]
The History of Dzongsar Shedra in East Tibet < [Introduction Text]
Stupas in Orissa (Study) (by Meenakshi Chauley)
Evolution of Stupa (2): Vinaya Uttaragrantha < [Chapter 3]
Evolution of Stupa (4): Chaitya-Vibhanga-Vinayaddhrta-Sutra < [Chapter 3]
Bhesajjakkhandhaka (Chapter on Medicine) (by Hin-tak Sik)
(c) The Bhesajjakkhandhaka (Chapters on Medicine) < [Chapter 2 - Background Information]
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 1a - Eary Translation Period Tantric Texts and Lineages < [Book 3 - Early translations of Secret Mantra]
Chapter 6 - Instruction Section < [Book 3 - Early translations of Secret Mantra]
Reverberations of Dharmakirti’s Philosophy (by Birgit Kellner)
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